Sibi Gwar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Gboko, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Shooting Stars SC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1998 | Government Secondary School Gboko | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | BCC Lions FC | 30 | (12) |
| 2004–2005 | Ebonyi Angels F.C. | 26 | (14) |
| 2005–2006 | Kwara United F.C. | 20 | (11) |
| 2006–2007 | Enyimba | 30 | (15) |
| 2008–2009 | Lobi Stars F.C. | 18 | (10) |
| 2009–2011 | Enyimba | 15 | (8) |
| 2011 – 2012 | Kwara United F.C. | 22 | (12) |
| 2012 – 2013 | Niger Tornadoes F.C. | 30 | (17) |
| 2013–2014 | Enyimba | 10 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Shooting Stars SC | ||
| National team | |||
| 2012 | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 21, 2012. |
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Sibi Gwar (born September 9, 1987 in Gboko) is a Nigerian football player who plays for Shooting Stars SC in the Nigeria Premier League.
Gwar hails from Gboko in Konshisha local government area of Benue State and attended the Government Secondary School, Gboko (1991–1998).
He began his career with Ebonyi Angels. After 1 year with Kwara he moved to Enyimba International F.C. in early 2008 and returned to Lobi in June 2008. After a successful season with Lobi and winning the NFA Golden Boot, Gwar signed with his former club Kwara United in 2009.
At Kwara United FC he scored nine league goals. In June 2010, Argentine football coach Rodolfo Zapata, the former coach of Sunshine Stars FC, named Gwar in a list of players he thought should form the basis of the future Nigeria national football team. Sibi was described as a "Speedy attacker, quick with the ball, eye for goals, good finisher and dangerous in the goal box."
He signed with Niger Tornadoes in spring 2011, and scored the winning goal in a 2-1 win over his former Kwara United team on May 11. He scored six goals in his first three games with Tornadoes.
In June 2012 Sibi Gwar became the highest goal scorer in the Nigeria Premier League after scoring a brace against his former team Kwara United and taking his goal tally to 12 goals.
Sibi was named as the Nigerian league player of the week in May 2012, He was again named as the league's Star of the week for the second straight week in June 2012 and was league player of the year.
He signed with Enyimba in November 2012 on a one-year deal. On 2 August 2015, Sibi Gwar joined Shooting Stars SC
Sibi has won the NFF Golden Boot twice, during the 2008 and 2012 Nigeria Premier League seasons.
Gwar received his first callup to the Super Eagles in August 2012, when he was named in Stephen Keshi's squad for a friendly against Niger.
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